Beaverton Transit Center

Infobox Station
name=Beaverton Transit Center


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address=4050 SW Lombard, Beaverton
line=MAX Light Railrail color box|system=TMTC|line=Bluerail color box|system=TMTC|line=Red
other=rail color box|system=WES|line=main|note=Opens Fall 2008
platform=Side and island platforms
tracks=3
parking=Nearest Park & Ride is Sunset Transit Center
bicycle=Bike racks and lockers available
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opened=September 4, 1988
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ADA=Accessible to people with mobility devices
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owned=Trimet
zone=3
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mpassengers=The Beaverton Transit Center is a light rail station on the MAX Blue and Red lines in Beaverton, Oregon, United States. It is the 6th stop westbound on the Westside MAX, and is also the western terminus of the MAX Red Line route. The station is also a hub for bus service around Beaverton and is connected by walkway to an adjacent shopping center.

History

Beaverton Transit Center originally opened on September 4 1988, as a bus-only transit center, replacing a set of basic bus stops approximately 1/4th mile to the south that were in use since 1979. [cite news |last=Olmos |first=Robert |title=New Tri-Met transit center fills bill for all |work=The Oregonian |date=August 25, 1988 Old bus stops at coord|45.487324|-122.801266] Construction of the Westside MAX project began in 1994 to connect the transit center to light rail, with the MAX connection opening on September 12 1998, along with the rest of the line. [cite news |last=Mapes |first=Jeff |title=Gore walks tight line on Clinton |work=The Oregonian |date=September 13 1998] A platform for the northern end of the Westside Express Service commuter rail line to Wilsonville is currently under construction and is scheduled to open in January 2009.cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2008/10/trimet_delays_opening_of_wests.html#post|first=Dylan|last=Rivera|title=TriMet delays opening of Westside commuter rail line until February|date=October 1, 2008|work=The Oregonian|accessdate=2008-10-02]

Bus line connections

This station is served by the following bus lines:
*20–Burnside/Stark
*52–Farmington/185th Ave
*53–Arctic/Allen
*54–Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy
*57–TV Hwy/Forest Grove
*58–Canyon Rd
*61–Marquam Hill/Beaverton
*67–Jenkins/158th Ave
*76–Beaverton/Tualatin
*78–Beaverton/Lake Oswego
*88–Hart/198th Ave

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